This morning I took a walk from the house to a ridge above the university. It takes just about 30 minutes, door to crest. Next time I’ll take the big camera, but today I only had the phone.

On the way back, I saw a hawk land on the baseball field outer fence pole. I followed him from one pole to the next, trying to make phone photo adjustments. The bird did not seem happy about any attention I was creating for it.

While I stared into the phone, fiddling with settings, in my peripheral vision I caught the hawk diving just a few feet from me. His swoop ended at a light pole in the parking lot.
That lizard is losing more than just his tail.